Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-08
CHRISTIAN CONFEREN E
Tue General Ass mbiy Comes Together
az Washington, and the Obi ct Of
the Meeting is Explstne d.
Children of Aliens Form a Large Part OF
tho Roodlums and ROuGhs OF the
American Cities.

WASHINGTON, Dec. THE General
Christian Conference, under the auspices
and direction Ct the Evangelical AlliaI CO
for the United States, opened III this city
this morning. President Dodge called
the meeting to order and bril- fly stated
| the reasons which led to the
gatherings and the results hoped for.
! The alliance, he said, bsd thought of and
fully studied :be social and econO me
changes in the country, and sought TO
know whether the existing Christian
organ, zstlops were sufficient to
meet the growing needs. He 1eterr'
to the organic power OF saloons
and said the church had lost It's hold on
Workirgmen. Every where among them Is
unrest and looking for higher good. He
said this gathering vas called that Inc
facts msy be presented and conference
neld as 70 the opportunity and response
bility.
The attendance at the afternoon session
was large, and many persons unaole to
find seats remained standing in the sisIes
Ex Justice Strong Of the Unite States
Supreme court, woo presided, said there
nad never been a line when such Tallying
and uniting Of al that is best in tbs
church WAS more impeyaCiYelY needed
Uhsn now.
He introduced Professor Fl. Palmer
B0yaon OF Columbis Coli &c, who made
short address On the subject Of imm.-
grafton. The constitution Of The
Uaited STATES, he saIdl vas franco
by men OF a g0 Saxon origin
! for their own government Gud he supp5ses
| the long political evolution to which tAS'
race has been So jected presuppose Fucn
/ Anglo Saxon v:rtU- IS moderation sell
restraint and a sense Of fair play. lm4l'
grafton which draws from the lqWer
strata OF Europe Is charging
THE CHARACTER OF THE PEOPLE ;
and gradually eliminating from them viz
tugs which sre iDeepsrEble TO the success
! of enforcement. A change hss
come over the spirit Of the emigreut
owing to the fact he dots not
improve his lot as mucd Is
formerly By immigration. The socialists
and snaIchists come to avenge here what
tneV suH red in Europe by
their disloyal sentiments ana
hostility TO American Institutions.
! Thev GisOrganfz-d and weakened the state
| Che third estare) The industrial elssn
| - the governing class IN this country
Bat now the fourth estate, tn
mauuaI lsborers, who formerl'
framed no political demands
| has raised its head ald has begun 10 con-
test with tbe taird state, tie directing
| power III this country. Hence arise the
disc intent and social and economic con
vulsion. Tae speaker, though regrettiDg
his transfer Of power, did net see how
with univ rsal Suffrage end unrestTicte
immg grafton, it was to be avoided de
! believed the Jime had come W1en our
/ former policy Of indi,Criminate AosOrp-
| ton Of foreign elements OF population
YOU result in a serious crisis
! The nation no longer is sDle
! tu sssimilate the alien elements with sui
! fcient rapidity. Children Of aliens made
an exhibit in the stausJics OF psuper'sm
ana crime. They constitute large part
of the
! HOODLUMS AND ROUGHs
of our cities the pubic schools have
! iuocuated men with sense Of inde-
| peudence WI hout impressiog upon IN m
The reepUusib lily OF liberty. En-
ploYers OF labor, he said, are sbie
ID defeat strikes by means OF 1mmigra-
ton. M re competition win American
labor enters in week through Castle
Garden than the prisons turn out in year.
P oteclion to American labor is q
tarce as long as this uubarred
f D0dgate remains open. immigration
mas the effect # lowering the grade Of
American citizenship by introducing az
undu- competition with people WAC de-
mand less to sustain life. He had known
Hungari8Gs WAC saved money on
wages of 81 day. They
charged their linen once month and
picked their dioner out OF ash barrels.
Competition with SUCH people was impos-
slble fer self-re speeding lab0rers. Pes PIE
VINO liveiliRe pigs presently behave Ike
pigs Profe -sor BOYeOn said IN con-
clusiOn he WIS IN favor OF Law which
would make consular inspection and a
certificate IF good character dl>penssole
prerequisites to immigr grafton; practically
sucn a law, in fact, as is proposed by
Senator Palmer.
A GGNRRAL DISCUSSION
Of the euhj CT followed, Ia the course OF
which L S Baldwin II Boston said the
law requiring cOnsuls to certify 10 the
good Character OF all Immigrants mil h be
good thing, but the exclusion OF .
Chinamsn, as ca naman, Is sn aoomlns-
ton. He did not believe in free admis-
sion of foreigners suca as those who
robbed the Cniaese at Rock Springs, and
the exclusion Of sucn peacetul Cniuese as
those who were the victims II that
outrage B shop Hurst of Bof 10 cd
dresst d the alliance upon the ''Estrange-
ment of the Misses from the Church"
He said: "The American church has
never provid d either pastors or churches
enough to supply the spiritual needs OF
the people The causes OF the estrapge
ment of the people Is the antsgonism OF
foreigners TO our evangelical life. We
committed crime when we prohibited
the immigration Of Cinnamon and
only did it because he had no
vote. The Sundsy newspaper
aids in the alienation OF the people be
cause the latter imagine they have IN IL
substitute for the gospel. Through our
spiritual neglect of the foreigner we
ground out ne anarchist. Sabbath desc
Grafton is also powerful in alienst G the
people, snd the curse of saloons
perhaps is the most potent of ell. Women
should be called by the church to 8
large place in its ministratloD, and more
laymen should De brought in. We are
only touching the people WI
the tips of our fingers. The habit
% lo,.1nc thu 6ouu. rodden np0n1e tOI